I'd Love It If McCain Picked Romney

If McCain picked Romney as his running mate, then the Democrats would have good grounds to argue that the evil Karl Rove was behind the selection (from Politico.com):

Republican strategist Karl Rove called Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) late last week and urged him to contact John McCain to withdraw his name from vice presidential consideration, according to three sources familiar with the conversation.

Lieberman dismissed the request, these sources agreed. * * *

Rove, President Bush’s former top campaign adviser and arguably the most prominent political operative of the past generation, has no formal role in McCain’s campaign. But he knows much of the Arizona senator’s high command and has been offering informal advice, both over the phone and in his position as a Fox News analyst, since McCain wrapped up the GOP nomination.

His decision to wade into the vice presidential selection process could provide Democrats fresh ammunition to tie McCain to the polarizing Bush.

It is also chafing some Lieberman allies and others wary of the selection of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

“Rove is pushing Romney so aggressively some folks are beginning to wonder what's going on,” grumbled one veteran Republican strategist. * * *

If McCain did end up selecting Romney as his running mate, then Obama would be able to say it was actually Karl Rove who made the selection, and it makes one wonder how many other important decisions Rove would make in a McCain Administration should the GOP hang on to the White House.